Noun Definition

chicory

1.Definition: crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste

Category: Food

2.Definition: perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads

Related Noun(s):chicory plant, cichorium intybus, succory

Category: Plants

3.Definition: root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee

Related Noun(s):chicory root

Category: Food

4.Definition: the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute

Related Noun(s):chicory root

Category: Plants